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www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=2
Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving digital healthcare ecosystem. More
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CAHPS The CAHPS program aims to advance our scientific …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/rule.html
May 01, 2023 - Tool: Two-Challenge Rule
The Two-Challenge Rule is another tool used to facilitate team members' speaking up. It was developed to manage conflict when team members’ perception of a situation differs. Human factor experts developed the rule to help airline captains prevent disasters when otherwise excellent deci…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201524.html
August 01, 2015 - Aurora Health Care Embraces AHRQ’s CUSP Method to Protect Patient Safety
Search All Impact Case Studies
August 2015
Fourteen hospitals operated by Aurora Health Care in eastern Wisconsin reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in intensive care units by 65 percent after adopting pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/impguide/apb.html
August 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process: Appendix B
Team Roles and Responsibilities
Role
Responsibilities
Suggested Background or
Experience for Staff Roles
I. CANDOR Implementation Team
CANDOR Implementation Team Leader
Organization-wide implementation of the CANDOR pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-summ.html
October 01, 2015 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission: Summary & Definitions
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
Nation…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0237-table1.pdf
June 17, 2014 - Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid: Table 1
Table 1: Evidence Supporting the Importance of Availability of Care for Children Needing Specialty Care
Type of
evidence
Key findings
Level of
evidence
(USPSTF
ranking*)
Citation(s)
Clinical
Gui…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-5-table-4.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Section 5, Table 4
Table 4: Evidence Supporting Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children
with Sickle Cell Disease
Type of
evidence
Key findings Level of
evidence
(USPSTF
ranking*)
Citation(s)
Clinical
guidelines
All children with SCD who have fever greater
than 38.5 degrees Cels…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-135-graphics-section-5.pdf
November 26, 2013 - Graphics for Section 5. Evidence or Other Justification for the Focus of the Measure
Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 2: Timeliness of Antibiotic …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_3_Physician_HO_508.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Improving Discharge Outcomes with Patients and Families
Evidence for engaging patients
and families in discharge planning
Nearly 20 percent of patients experience an adverse
event within 30 days of discharge.1,2 Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_12_WkWthAdv_HO_508.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors
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Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
Working With Patient an…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-pcori-collaborate.html
February 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Collaborate to Train a New Generation of Learning Health System Scientists
FEB
3
2023
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
and Nakela L. Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
Robert Otto Va…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
June 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Guides and Resources for Operationalizing Your MRSA and SSI Prevention Program
Previous Page
Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsleverfactsheet.pdf
May 01, 2014 - National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to
Achieve Improved Health and Health Care
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy is the first-ever national effort backed by legislation to align public- and
privat…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/trainover.html
October 01, 2020 - AHRQ Research Training and Career Development Opportunities: Overview
AHRQ supports a variety of pre- and postdoctoral research training grant opportunities, as well as mentored and independent career development grants. Information on the different kinds of grants the Agency offers is covered here.
Select to…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
Sign up: Patient Safety Email updates
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/about/index.html
December 01, 2023 - About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network
The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network—a partnership among AHRQ, the University of New Mexico's ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)—provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the imple…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-vogelmeier.html
December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Improving Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections
Amy Vogelsmeier, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN.
Associate Professor
Sinclair School of Nursing
University of Missouri–Colombia
Amy Vogelsmeier,
Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
“AHRQ as a funding agency has provided an imp…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mchugh.html
May 01, 2025 - Grantee Profile
Improving Heart Health in Manufacturing Communities
Megan McHugh, Ph.D. Professor of Emergency Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University “Manufacturing workers have historically earned higher wages than similar workers in other industries and are more likely to be offered …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/bridging-gaps.html
April 01, 2025 - Bridging Gaps and Uniting Partners to Improve Primary Care in the Commonwealth of Virginia
AHRQ Impact: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) investment in Heart of Virginia Healthcare (a regional cooperative participating in the EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health Initiative) l…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pliego-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - study of nurses’ perspectives of a simulation-based multidisciplinary
training program. 2008 Research Experiences